Sitemap - 2025 - Cultured. North East
New voices, old treasures: Museum reimagines 250 years of history
Winners of Northern Writers’ Awards 2025 revealed
REVIEW: The Last Laugh, Theatre Royal
Last chance to see stirring paintings by Sheila Fell
Review: Hamilton, Sunderland Empire
REVIEW: Carrying David, Newcastle Theatre Royal
Danny Boyle hails the North East as 'magic' setting at 28 Years Later gala screening
Masala Festival promises a cultural heatwave
Baltic exhibition gets to the root of the matter
REVIEW: HARD, Laurels Theatre, Whitley Bay
Show number two announced by Horden's Ensemble '84
What comedy legend did for me and my career
Cast announced for Miss Saigon, opening in Newcastle
Sleaford Mods frontman joins radical new show at Live Theatre
£30k appeal takes flight to save Northumberland’s ospreys
Val McDermid to lead Gordon Burn Prize judging panel
Durham Brass Festival expands 2025 line-up
Tyneside Cinema names new chair and board as it looks to the future
The Story celebrates a year of heritage, history and milestones
Bronze Age finds hint at ancient ritual site
Future of iconic Northumberland estate in spotlight
From set life to storytelling with Larry Lamb
Howay the Lad ! Sam Fender kicks off three-night St James' residency
Why Carrying David is about so much more than boxing
A bit of sauce on the way in Whitley Bay
REVIEW: Steel Magnolias, People's Theatre, Newcastle
Sting steps in to launch urgent Baltic campaign
Lindisfarne Festival saved as founder returns to lead 10th Anniversary
Josie on her North East leap into the unknown
Imagining new futures for the flyover
Events programme for Magna Carta 800th anniversary unveiled
Mega find at Magna: giant footprint of the past
Sand Martins events week takes flight
Miners’ Picnic a chance for commemoration and fun
North Shields gallery honours local Plasticine inventor
Something for everyone in the Laing’s new exhibition
Plucky pit loco returns to North East tracks
River restoration to reshape Northumberland waterway
North East to roll out the red carpet for gala screening of 28 Years Later
Northern Stage announces a new chief executive
Goodbye to the North East Culture Partnership
Review: & Juliet at Newcastle Theatre Royal
Twisting Ducks introduce audiences to Hi, I'm Charlie
A new voice for Dickens’ darkest bride
Larry Lamb books a night at Tyneside Cinema
North East architecture shines in 2025 RIBA awards
North East dance film shortlisted for national award
Eric’s milestone concert season to end in style
X-Ray Vision: Northumbria unveils cutting-edge art scanner
WWT Washington at 50: A legacy in flight
The backbone of the arts: why artists must be at the heart of cultural funding
Young singing stars bring opera to The Fire Station
JADE heads home to headline BBC Proms in the North East
Fun-loving Whitley Bay summons carnival spirit
All Change! New exhibition tracks how the railways transformed everyday life
Region’s fiddlers prepare for toe-tapping festival gig
Life celebrates 25 years with a major new attraction
REVIEW: The Bench, Gala Durham and touring
Heritage Lottery grant green lights new excavation effort
Bench honours couple’s century of service to Northumberland National Park
International folklore exhibition celebrates 60 years of cultural exchange
Eco-themed May half term announced at BALTIC
Northern Chords festival returns with a winsome threesome
Festival aims to unearth and nurture bold new North East voices
Mik's Coal Town photos on permanent display at Woodhorn
Textile artist Louise finally goes solo with pop-up show
REVIEW: Boys from the Blackstuff, Theatre Royal
Endangered Newcastle baths named among UK’s top ten at-risk buildings
Forum Cinema fundraiser success
Late Shows launch for arts centre Crowdfunder
REVIEW: Mother Courage and her Children, Horden, County Durham
Preview: Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area at ARC Stockton and Live Theatre
New play gives voice to Covid bereaved
Whisky meets history for double celebration at Ad Gefrin
Birdman Jim Moir – why he won’t be pigeonholed
A freshly-baked opportunity for Newcastle theatre makers
Art Deco church begins new chapter
A century of important bird watching
WWI locomotive and Belgian engine to star in North East steam events
Berwick buildings to get new life as creative spaces
Adele Sandé and Franz Ferdinand to launch Sunderland’s Year of Music
Former North East journalists launch debut crime novel featuring therapist sleuth
Review: Picture You Dead, Newcastle Theatre Royal
Dance City makes case that life begins at 40
Portraits with impact: Arcadea CIO and Debbie Todd at The Late Shows
Late Shows opens doors to exciting possibilities
Why Jeff Brown's buzzing to be back on The Bench
Review: Blackbird in the Snow, Laurels Theatre
Newcastle to host Mercury Music Prize 2025
Steph McGovern samples a life of crime
Restored British Legion standards go on show for VE Day 80
Stanhope Weekender plants roots with peatland pledge
Event will be instrument of celebration
Paddleboarding artist prepares for first solo show
Meet the 'song detectorists' revising our understanding of music
The return of a show that defined a decade
Dance and nature unite in The Alnwick Garden
Art and memory collide for powerful Miners' Strike exhibition
Adolescence's Owen Cooper stars in Sam Fender's latest video
REVIEW: Dogs on the Metro, Live Theatre
Sunderland in on the BBC Proms action
REVIEW: Sides, by Alex Joynes, People's Theatre, Newcastle
A tribute to poet and spoken word artist Sky Hawkins
New magazine champions working class writers
Ghosts in Jesmond? Paranormal podcaster Danny Robins wants to hear from you
New bar to open at Theatre Royal
A new album and a new ensemble
Lumiere and New Writing North cited in new report
Arthur McKenzie’s Blackbird in the Snow finally lands on stage
Crucial lessons we should learn from Ancient Rome
Beamish shortlisted for top museum prize
Funding green lights gallery restoration at Tyne Theatre & Opera House
Project to uncover hidden WW2 histories
More creative support available for Sunderland venues
Theatre Royal seeks new trustees to help guide its next chapter
West End writers in celebration spotlight
With these hands: Laing exhibition celebrates the art of craft
The Battle for Britpop chart topper to play out at Newcastle Theatre Royal
Review: Public Record at The Fire Station, Sunderland
May is festival time in Jesmond
Celebrating the legacy of a folk legend
Historic hair under the hammer
Recognition at last for football heroine
Lauren Laverne honoured at Music Producers Guild Awards
GIFT – Gateshead festival keeps on giving
Sousa extends stay, Wilson joins fold
The winning play now approaching...
Singer Nadedja brings the sunshine with new single
North East role in world first Gladiator battle find
Tuning in to the Toon’s Black music heyday
Floodplain revival to boosts river wildlife
North East talent brushing up for the BAFTAs - Part I
Drawing on Strength: Alnwick artist showcases landscapes and life
Memories in miniature: Vintage souvenir on show
REVIEW: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at Sunderland Empire
REVIEW: Ghost Stories at the Theatre Royal
Six of the Hexham Book Fest best
Pop star Jade assembles for unfiltered TV interview
Lit & Phil's anniversary writing challenge
Podcast series brings Tyne Derwent Way history to life
Oscar-winning writer joins Live's Unearthed Festival line-up
Fawlty Towers makes a double reservation with the North East
Ethel Smyth, composer, firebrand, suffragette
"If you’ve got a dream to work in the performing arts, we want to hear from you"
Lost medieval panel found in Hexham Abbey?
First osprey eggs laid at Kielder for Easter
Auction revives story of Jarrow’s gibbeted pitman
Newcastle nesting project takes flight
The engineer returns: Robert Stephenson statue pulls into Shildon
Newcastle teacher's Elizabethan thriller
Weeds gone so what now for Jesmond Dene landmark?
Behind the Curtain: Theatre Royal throws open its doors
Region bucks the national trend for starling sightings
Tyneside team unearths evidence of a green Arabian desert
Ten million and counting: Baltic marks major milestone
Kate Adie archive opens in Sunderland
Old-school Easter Fun? Beamish has it in the basket
Hit play heads for Newcastle on first UK tour
Making music in the face of MND
Review: Manhunt, Royal Court Theatre
Exhibition recalls when Britain ruled the waves
Putting Sunderland on the Record
Twin painters share Baltic spotlight
Review: T*ts Up at Laurels Theatre, Whitley Bay
Review: Songs of the North East, Consett Empire
Visualising the musical genius of Ravel
Yee-ha! Byker 'Western' hits the big screen
Auction highlights a keen eye for art
Folio, folio, wherefore art thou folio?
Preview screening of The Feud is a friendly affair
Digging into the history of Arbeia
Late artist’s work to be auctioned
A tribute to John Fox of Welfare State
Snow White in Get Carter's footsteps
Meet the writers who aim to scare you silly
REVIEW: Goodnight Mister Tom, People’s Theatre, Newcastle
Work of Tyneside photo artist goes to auction
The power of nature for recovery
Pit disaster centenary to be commemorated
Connecting through shared heritage
A new chapter starts for The Lindisfarne Story
Dance grants put a spring in the step
Celebrating 10 years since the Old Low Light got a new lease of life
Laughter and life stories in store at Laurels
Tickets on sale soon for Theatre Royal 2026 shows
Dalek, witch and Spiderman – new at the NGCA
Revamped venue well worth a pilgrimage this spring
'An incredible once in a lifetime archaeological find'
Smoggie Queens gets a (very sparkly) green light for series two
Tickets go on sale for Durham Brass 2025
Future Care series honours the past
Osprey wins the race back for the best nest
Opera North announce new North East dates
North East attractions get their grade card
Bats and bullet holes: artist Luke Jerram on Helios
Celebrating snooker champion Vera Selby
REVIEW: Pygmalion at the People’s Theatre
Northumberland park pays its part in hailing cup final hero
REVIEW: The Shark is Broken, Theatre Royal
Joséphine Bowes – a 19th Century fashionista
'It is reasonable to conclude that we now have Geordie dolphins'
River Tyne takes centre stage as Clare Balding jumps in for TV series
Parking idea for future of flyover
REVIEW: London Philharmonic Orchestra at The Glasshouse
Timely exhibition highlights complex motherhood
Artists highlight North East & Ukraine shared heritage
Quirky and colourful exhibitions not to miss
Pit village aiming for the world stage
Ian Shaw on Jaws and playing his dad
Review: Rupture, Live Theatre Studio, Newcastle
Newcastle launch for spellbinding show
REVIEW: The Flying Dutchman, Theatre Royal
Night Classes back by popular demand
Howay The Lasses sing for Mary (and more)
Jenni Fagan’s Ootlin wins Gordon Burn Prize
Coal Town photos to be Woodhorn attraction
Banging theatre show is beating a path to Tyneside
REVIEW: Hangmen at the People’s Theatre
Tyneside date stirs memories for rock legend
Forum Cinema fundraiser to secure Hexham treasure's art deco appeal
Sam Fender’s new album People Watching tops UK charts and makes history
BRILLIANT scheme launched for Lumiere
Sporting auction set to be gripping
Multi-million-pound boost for Berwick Barracks project
Inspirational women at Town Hall
Celebrating the piano in style
Dani – future champion of the world?
How Corbridge could have been capital of the North East
Live's season springs into life
Max Roberts on Peter Straughan
New Durham art gallery a step closer
Introducing Lort Burn Specials
Winning hearts and minds at Tyneside Cinema
What’s in a name? Tyneside sale has a valuable answer
Funding boost for arts and cash-strapped museums
New season signals new era at Alphabetti
Coalfield creativity at Beamish
Crafting a cinema for everyone
Prepare for a puppet invasion!
Newcastle fixture for footy drama Dear England
Alnwick Story Fest exhibition celebrates the everyday
Academic is standing up for the planet
New home for ospreys at Kielder
'Extraordinary' fundraising effort preserves site for nature
There's another Stanley at Laurels
Review: Champion at Live Theatre, Newcastle
Record entry for Northumberland Open
Review: Fauré’s Requiem, Royal Northern Sinfonia & Chorus
RTS Awards: Big celebration for the region's small screen winners
North East RIBA Awards shortlist revealed
Big launch right on track for S&DR Festival
Theatre Royal's Open Door initiative
Imprisoned mams contribute to new play
Full Berwick film fest programme announced
What would Joséphine be collecting now?
Review: Only Fools and Horses the Musical, Newcastle Theatre Royal
MOBO Fringe: Grab the chance to see rising talent on Tyneside
Review: Top Girls, People’s Theatre, Newcastle
An invitation for Tees Valley creatives to get connected
Sunday for Sammy celebrates 25th anniversary with big show announcement
Tyneside’s ‘unstoppable’ motivator now in print
North East archaeologist up for national award
Looking for harmony between kittiwakes and their urban neighbours
4,000 year old burial site discovered in Wooler
North East heritage projects lock in funding
Review: The Nutcracker, Scottish Ballet, Theatre Royal
Why playing Del Boy is lovely jubbly
Exploring the lasting fascination with the Byker Wall
North East artist's work is blowing up in China
Monet painting to go on show in South Shields as part of National Gallery tour
Peter Straughan (Oscar nominated again) discusses Conclave
Dragon’s Den star fronts new series made in Newcastle
Can pottery be an eco-friendly artform?
Partnership to support North TV writers renewed
Stories from behind prison walls form part of Postgraduate Research Conference
Preview: Holly and the Reivers at Gosforth Civic Theatre
National Trust counts the cost of Storm Éowyn
Excavating the present from the future
Exhibition: From Josephine Bowes: Trendsetters and Trailblazers
Northumberland exhibition draws on River Aln
Anglo-Saxon en-suite solves Royal Bayeux Tapestry mystery
Punk shirt parachutes into auction
Dates confirmed for Lumiere 2025
Review: Nerys Johnson: Disability and Practice
Call out for sounds of Wearside's past
ClassicsFest returns with new writing challenge
Music City status for Sunderland
Eight artists vie to exhibit at National Trust property
Shortlist revealed for Gordon Burn Prize 2025
Review: Birdsong at Newcastle Theatre Royal
Review: A Celebration of Lionel Tertis
First MOBO Awards acts announced along with busy Fringe programme
Student exhibition puts climate change in the frame
Grant to explore history of Ballast Hills
When the self-styled 'Greatest' came to the North East
New season attractions at the People’s
Call out for memories of Muhammad Ali ahead of theatre premiere
Cultural innovations on Tyneside and Wearside win Government funding
Ashington Group anniversary gets film finale
After the Moon comes the Sun to light up an historic building
Memories stirred as Fish Quay tavern lands a lost treasure
Disco rockers High Fade on Tyneside pilgrimage
Delving into a library of lectures
Review: Murder on the Orient Express at Newcastle Theatre Royal
Programme unveiled for North Shields 800
Daily facts from 800 years of history
Golden Globe winner Peter Straughan due at Tyneside Cinema
Chumps to gather at Stan’s statue for grateful giggles
Sunderland photography lecturer in the frame for Portrait of Britain
Cast announced for Champion at Live Theatre
Rupert Bear finds a place in Durham open art exhibitions
Birdsong - a love story that has changed lives
Tyneside festival gives a platform to the arts and music of the Holocaust
SDR200 Festival on track for very special year